EAN Version 13 (EAN-13), EAN-13 Symbol - Product Coding, Bar Codes, International Article Numbering (EAN), Universal Product Code (U.P.C., UPC)

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EAN Version 13 (EAN-13)
International Article Numbering (EAN)

Please see the sample EAN-13 Symbol below. The center bar divides the symbol into a left half and a right half. The left-hand six characters of code has 3 odd parities and 3 even parities, except induced character "0" (i.e., when the 13th digit is a zero) which has 6 odd parities. The right-hand six characters of code uses the even parities only.

The left-hand odd characters have either 3 or 5 dark modules and the left-hand even characters have either 2 or 4 dark modules, while the right-hand even characters have either 2 or 4 dark modules.

The sample EAN-13 symbol below shows a code number 4711234-567899. The check digit "9" is derived from the calculation in the EAN-13 Check Digit Calculation. Select the parity combination from the EAN-13 Parity Pattern, which is ABAABB for induced character "4" (the value of 13th digit). Then, use this parity pattern in formatting EAN-13 symbol, which is:

EAN-13 Symbol
International Article Numbering (EAN)

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